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id: "accreditation"
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title: "ICANN accreditation"
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updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# ICANN accreditation

The approval from ICANN that lets a company act as a registrar for gTLDs. An accredited registrar signs the RAA and must follow ICANN policies. Companies without accreditation can still sell domains as resellers of an accredited registrar.

## related terms

- [RAA](https://tldlog.com/glossary/raa/)
- [registrar](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrar/)
- [reseller](https://tldlog.com/glossary/reseller/)
- [contracted parties](https://tldlog.com/glossary/contracted-parties/)
- [registry accreditation](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-accreditation/)